Carriganima pupils to fly Rising flag

Children in a community with strong links to the Irish Volunteers in Easter 1916 were among the first in Cork to receive the national flag from Defence Forces personnel.

The 24 pupils of Carriganima National School accepted the Tricolour from Sergeant Chris Hoare and Gunner Paul O’Rourke in a ceremony that will be replicated at thousands of primary schools around the country as part of the official centenary commemorations of the 1916 Rising.

The Proclamation of the Republic, which was read outside Dublin’s GPO as the Rising began, was read out by third, fifth and sixth class pupils after a copy was presented to the school.